Olena is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Stronghurst Township,

Henderson County, Illinois Henderson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it has a population of 6,387. Its county seat is Oquawka, Illinois, Oquawka. Henderson County is part of the ...

, United States. Olena is located on County Route 6, north-northwest of Stronghurst.

History

Olena was laid out on August 14, 1838, by Robert Kendall. It had, in the 19th century, a population of approximately 300 inhabitants.

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